2018-08-07 S&O Agenda - Att 1 to Item 7 - Public Interest Test Report

                         Public Interest Test Plan — Noosa Shire Council
Administration and Other Local Laws (Amendment) Local Law (No. 1) 2018 and Administration and Other
Subordinate Local Laws (Amendment) Subordinate Local Law (No. 1) 2018                        Page 2

POSSIBLE ANTI-COMPETITIVE PROVISIONS

The possible anti-competitive provisions in each of the local law and the subordinate local law
identified in schedule 1 are also identified in Schedule 1.

CURRENT ENVIRONMENT

Installation of Advertising Devices — See Schedule 2

Operation of Accommodation Parks — See Schedule 3

Operation of Shared Facility Accommodation — See Schedule 4

TYPE OF ASSESSMENT AND LEVEL OF RESOURCES REQUIRED

The assessment of the anti-competitive provisions in each of the local law and the subordinate local
law will be conducted as a minor review. The emphasis will be on qualitative analysis of alternatives
with key impacts expressed in monetary terms where data is available.

The review will be conducted in-house by a team of officers.

EXTENT OF CONSULTATION TO BE CONDUCTED

Consultation will be conducted by giving public notice of the review in the local newspaper and inviting
submissions. Public notices will also be posted on all public notice boards in the Council Chambers.
The public notice will also advise that the consultation on anti-competitive provisions is being
conducted with the public consultation for the proposed local law and subordinate local law.

Council will consult with existing commercial operators advising of the review and seeking comment.

The public interest test plan will be open to inspection at the Council’s public office and available for
purchase.

TIME-FRAME FOR CONDUCTING THE PUBLIC INTEREST TEST

Commence public interest test                       27 April 2018

Estimate of time for completing public interest     2 months including consultation period:
test

Consultation period                                 4 weeks (28 days)

Target date for presenting report to local          The Council meeting to be convened by Council 3
government                                          months after the commencement of the public
                                                    interest test.


CONTENT OF THE PUBLIC INTEREST TEST REPORT

The public interest test report will provide:

       A summary of the consultation process including a list of affected groups consulted and the
        outcomes of consultation
       A statement of alternatives which are assessed to be not viable
       A summary of the positive and negative impacts associated with the alternatives compared to
        the existing environment
       A summary of the net impacts (positive or negative) associated with the alternatives
       Recommendations